China in the 21st century is making great progress in space technology. In 2003, the country sent up the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-V. Four years later, Chang’e-I went into orbit (轨道) around the moon. In 2008 a Chinese man did the country’s first spacewalk.
These achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of Qian Xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技术) of the People’s Republic of China. This pioneering scientist passed away in Beijing on October 31 in 2009 at the age of 98.
Once called “the father of our space industry”, Qian began working on China’s missile and space technology in 1956, when China had little technology. When asked by General Chen Geng whether the Chinese could develop their own missiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything that foreigners could.
His research helped lead to the explosion of China’s first atomic bomb (原子弹) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.
Qian was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studied in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology. During World WarⅡ, Qian’s research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the US military (军队) began using in the 1940s. He was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of the late premier Zhou Enlai.
“I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊严) and happiness, ” Qian told reporters before sailing for China in 1955. The great scientist devoted all his life to keeping the promise.
【小题1】 What is the article mainly about?

A．It gives a short history of Chinese missile and space programs.

B．It is about how Qian contributed to the Chinese space program.

C．It lists important events that Qian experienced.

D．It is a brief introduction to Qian, a famous Chinese scientist.

【小题2】. Which statement about Qian is TRUE?

A．He was born in China and brought up in America.

B．He went to America for further study after graduation from university.

C．He returned to his hometown right after finishing his education.

D．He had worked on missiles in the US military before coming back to China.

【小题3】Qian was personally involved in many historic events in China EXCEPT       .

A．the first spacewalk	B．the first man-made satellite
C．the development of missiles	D．the explosion of an atomic bomb

【小题4】 From the article, we can conclude that       .

A．the US military had hoped to take full advantage of Qian’s talent

B．Qian had an important position in the US military in the 1940s

C．when World War broke out, Qian was studying at Shanghai Jiaotong University

D．it was not easy to get Qian back from the US

   China in the 21st century is making great progress in space technology. In 2003, the country sent up the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-V. Four years later, Chang’e-I went into orbit (轨道) around the moon. In 2008 a Chinese man did the country’s first spacewalk.

These achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of Qian Xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技术) of the People’s Republic of China. This pioneering scientist passed away in Beijing on October 31 in 2009 at the age of 98.

   Once called “the father of our space industry”, Qian began working on China’s missile and space technology in 1956, when China had little technology. When asked by General Chen Geng whether the Chinese could develop their own missiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything that foreigners could.

His research helped lead to the explosion of China’s first atomic bomb (原子弹) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.

    Qian was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studied in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology. During World WarⅡ, Qian’s research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the US military (军队) began using in the 1940s. He was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of the late premier Zhou Enlai.

    “I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊严) and happiness, ” Qian told reporters before sailing for China in 1955. The great scientist devoted all his life to keeping the promise.

56. What is the article mainly about?

A. It gives a short history of Chinese missile and space programs.

B. It is about how Qian contributed to the Chinese space program.

C. It lists important events that Qian experienced.

D. It is a brief introduction to Qian, a famous Chinese scientist.

57. Which statement about Qian is TRUE?

A. He was born in China and brought up in America.

B. He went to America for further study after graduation from university.

C. He returned to his hometown right after finishing his education.

D. He had worked on missiles in the US military before coming back to China.

58. Qian was personally involved in many historic events in China EXCEPT       .

A. the first spacewalk                      B. the first man-made satellite

C. the development of missiles               D. the explosion of an atomic bomb

59. From the article, we can conclude that       .

A. the US military had hoped to take full advantage of Qian’s talent

B. Qian had an important position in the US military in the 1940s

C. when World War broke out, Qian was studying at Shanghai Jiaotong University

D it was not easy to get Qian back from the US

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China in the 21st century is making great progress in space technology. In 2003, the country sent up the manned spacecraft Shenzhou-V. Four years later, Chang’e-I went into orbit (轨道) around the moon. In 2008 a Chinese man did the country’s first spacewalk.

These achievements would have been unthinkable without the contribution of Qian Xuesen, a key scientist on space programs and rocketry (火箭技术) of the People’s Republic of China. This pioneering scientist passed away in Beijing on October 31 in 2009 at the age of 98.

   Once called “the father of our space industry”, Qian began working on China’s missile and space technology in 1956, when China had little technology. When asked by General Chen Geng whether the Chinese could develop their own missiles, Qian said Chinese could do anything that foreigners could.

His research helped lead to the explosion of China’s first atomic bomb (原子弹) in1964, as well as to its first man-made satellite in 1970 and its first manned spacecraft in 2003.

    Qian was born in Shanghai. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1934.Then he studied in the US at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later at the California Institute of Technology. During World WarⅡ, Qian’s research contributed to the development of rocket technology that the US military (军队) began using in the 1940s. He was once prevented from leaving the country because it was decided that he knew too much about certain military matters. It was not until in 1955 that Qian returned to China with the help of the late premier Zhou Enlai.

    “I plan to do my best to help the Chinese build a nation where they can live with dignity (尊严) and happiness, ” Qian told reporters before sailing for China in 1955. The great scientist devoted all his life to keeping the promise.

1. What is the article mainly about?

A. It gives a short history of Chinese missile and space programs.

B. It is about how Qian contributed to the Chinese space program.

C. It lists important events that Qian experienced.

D. It is a brief introduction to Qian, a famous Chinese scientist.

2.. Which statement about Qian is TRUE?

A. He was born in China and brought up in America.

B. He went to America for further study after graduation from university.

C. He returned to his hometown right after finishing his education.

D. He had worked on missiles in the US military before coming back to China.

3.Qian was personally involved in many historic events in China EXCEPT       .

A. the first spacewalk                                           B. the first man-made satellite

C. the development of missiles                   D. the explosion of an atomic bomb

4. From the article, we can conclude that       .

A. the US military had hoped to take full advantage of Qian’s talent

B. Qian had an important position in the US military in the 1940s

C. when World War broke out, Qian was studying at Shanghai Jiaotong University

D. it was not easy to get Qian back from the US

 

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。

________1. Fang Yuan spent his childhood mostly with hr parents’ performance of Beijing Opera, where she learned a lot about the opera, the costume and the face painting. She wants to know more about theatre and performance, and she wants to enjoy her leisure to the fully by making a visit to an art exhibition.

________2. Wang Lu is an art student, majoring in oil paintings. He is interested in oil paintings with comparison between inner world and nature. Having got some achievements in the art, he wants to know more about abstract(抽象的)paintings.

________3. Zhao Xin, s student from an art university, is always reading books and appreciating paintings from European Renaissance. He has written some essays about them, but he is not satisfied with what he has done. He wants to do some research on those rarely-seen paintings from some European country of that time.

________4. Ye Ling is talented and clever at needlework, though she is still a student at present. Besides, she is fond of collecting everything. And she has made a large collection of postage stamps, paintings and swords(剑). As long as she hears there is any exhibition of collections, she will surely go to have a look.

________5. Miao Qi, as one of the promising art students, is interested in every style of Chinese art at present. In order to know more about it, he is planning to pay a visit to a show of artists’ works with varieties of styles.

A.     Back on art

Traditional swaddling brace(襁褓带)collections from minority groups of Guizhou Province are still ondisplay. Donated by private collector Ma Zhengrong, the swaddling brace are used by women to carry infants on their backs. With delicate design and fine embroidery(刺绣), it reflects the wisdom of mothers and carious local artistic flavours of minority groups.

B.      Light from the past

The Italian Art Exhibition continues with more than 80 masterpieces, dating back to the late 13^th century. Among them are 11 paintings that have never before been exhibited from the Florentine Bardini Collection.

C.     Joint show

A grand show of more than 50 professional artists is ongoing. Participating artists include Ban Xuejian, ChenGuang, Guo Lizhong and others. With various styles, their works open a window to the contemporary Chinese art scene.

D.     Oil paintings

Beijing painter Hong Ling’s oil paintings are distinguished for their comparison between the inner world and nature, abstract and realistic presentation, freehand and fine brushwork. Graduated from the oil school of the Capital Normal University and now a professor in the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Hong, 50, has made outstanding progress throughout his career.

E.      Grand scene

A one-painting exhibition is underway with Shen Jingdong’s New Grand ceremony of National Day. With his period of creation lasting a whole year, Shen communicates history from his own comprehension and angle. Different from Dong Xiwen’s famous work of the same name, Shen’s work portrays the moment with well-spaced colour and background, leading viewers to the memories of the past.

F.      Reality and illusion(幻想)

A multimedia art exhibition entitled Happy Days is ongoing. Including Zhang Hui, Wang Mao, Wang Chenand Wang Renke, the group try to present the combining elements of theatre and performance with contemporary art. Through their collective works of painting, photography, and video, the show builds a world somewhere between reality and illusion.

Why 2012 was the best year ever

It may not feel like it, but 2012 has been the greatest year in the history of the world. Never has there been less hunger, less disease or more prosperity (繁荣). The West remains in the economic depression, but most developing countries are charging ahead, and people are being lifted out of poverty at the fastest rate ever recorded. The number of deaths caused by war and natural disasters is also mercifully low. We are living in a golden age.

Take global poverty as an example. In 1990, the UN announced Millennium Development Goals, the first of which was to halve the number of people in extreme poverty by 2015. It turned out this year that the target was met in 2008.

The doom-mongers (末世论者) will tell you that we cannot maintain worldwide economic growth without ruining our environment. But while the rich world’s economies grew by 6 per cent over the last seven years, fossil fuel (矿物燃料) consumption in those countries fell by 4 per cent. This remarkable achievement has nothing to do with green taxes or wind-farms. It is down to consumer demand for more efficient cars.

Advances in medicine and technology mean that people across the world are living longer. The average life span in Africa reached 55 this year. Ten years ago, it was 50. The number of people dying from Aids has been in decline for the last eight years. Deaths from malaria have fallen by a fifth in half a decade.

War has historically been human’s biggest killer. But in most of the world today, a generation is growing up that knows little of it. The Peace Research Institute in Oslo says there have been fewer war deaths in the last decade than any time in the last century.

Fifty years ago, the world was breathing a sigh of relief after the Cuban missile crisis. Young couples would discuss whether it was responsible to have children when the future seemed so dark. But now, it’s worth remembering that, in spite of all our problems, the forces of peace, progress and prosperity are prevailing (占优势).

1.What has caused the decrease in the fossil fuel consumption?

A. People have to pay heavier taxes on fossil fuel.

B. There are more and more renewable resources now.

C. There is a sharp decline in the number of cars.

D. People are purchasing more energy-saving cars.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. People don’t suffer from malaria any more.

B. There were many more war deaths in the last century.

C. The young generation shows little interest in war.

D. The number of Aids-affected people is declining.

3. Which one does NOT help prove that 2012 was the best year ever?

A. Fewer natural disasters occurred.                         B. Global poverty relieved.

C. Cuban missile crisis ended.                                      D. Technology and medicine advanced.

4. The author tries to inform people that _______.

A. 2012 witnessed more advances in developed countries

B. 2012 brought us less starvation and more prosperity

C. 2012 saw economic growth as well as environmental destruction

D. 2012 provided us with a peaceful world free from conflicts